undergång

See also: undergang

Swedish

Etymology

under +‎ gång, like German Untergang

Pronunciation

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Noun

undergång c

1. the end (usually of something larger, more complex, and more abstract, through being destroyed or the like); destruction, doom, ruin, etc., (of a society or the like) downfall

   världens undergång

   the end of the world

   mänsklighetens undergång

   the end of humanity

   en känsla av (nära) förestående undergång

   a feeling of impending doom

   Bara Nisse kan rädda oss från undergång

   Only Nisse can save us from destruction

   romarrikets undergång

   the fall of the Roman Empire ("romarrikets fall" appears to be more common – "undergång" sounds a bit more dramatic)

2. an underpass (a tunnel for pedestrians under a street or railway)

Usage notes

Something meeting its end, with a fairly dramatic-sounding word. Has many different possible translations depending on context.

Declension

Declension of undergång

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	undergång	undergångs
	definite	undergången	undergångens
plural	indefinite	undergångar	undergångars
	definite	undergångarna	undergångarnas

Derived terms

• undergångsstämning (“a sense of doom (like something is about to be destroyed or the like)”)

Related terms

• gå under

See also

• vägport (“road underpass”)

References

• undergång in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• undergång in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• undergång in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)